Arts Bombast: Ray Pettibon
“When I see a train, I want to take it in my arms.” –Raymond Pettibon Somewhere in Venice Beach, in a bizarre realm where fine art intersects with gritty punk … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Matthew Craven
The Mission district’s Gallery Hijinks just wrapped up FRGMNTS, a solo exhibition by New York-based artist Matthew Craven. After viewing his mixed media / collage work, I’m left feeling a … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: No Wave Visual Art
No Wave Week continues on RAB! Tomorrow I’ll have a review of the documentary film, BLANK CITY. In the meantime, enjoy some delightfully transgressive and nihilistic visual art from late … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Gary Leonard
For the last forty years, photographer Gary Leonard has been capturing, chronicling and defining Los Angeles. His work boldly exposes the spirit of the people (Angelenos, if you will) and … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Francesca Woodman
San Franciscans: This is the final week to check out SFMOMA‘s brilliant retrospective of Francesca Woodman’s photography. A highly original artist of the ‘70s, the bulk Woodman’s photographs are hazy … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Jason Levins
I’m glad I’m not friends with Jason Levins, because as far as I can tell, his friends are almost always the subjects of his photographs. And they’re generally featured drinking, … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Heavy Metal Quilting
Meet the most badass artist the craft world has ever seen: the Bay Area’s own Mr. Ben Venom. Fiber artist, heavy metal fan, quilter, crafter, whatever… this guy is punk as … Continue reading
Arts Bombast: Linder Sterling
Morrissey is probably the only person more obsessed with Linder Sterling than me. Linder is not only an amazing feminist artist, she is also the lead singer of the Manchester … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Life and Death
Life and Death might be a somewhat lofty topic to tackle for my first blog post. But hell, I really need to say Happy Birthday to two of my favorite … Continue reading
Ribbon Around A Bomb 